Poly Styrene and X Ray Spex - Identity
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The one and only Poly Styrene. RIP.
She's one of those rare human beings who was just born cooler than everybody else. She's so cool I can't be jealous because she's so much fun.
Agreed!
No other like Poly 💗💗
You must have been real uncool at school to say this
@@CorleneGreenwood says the school child! Your brain can't think critically until you are 25!
See the documentary and find out how much "fun" she was having.
@@worstknightmayor4439 Your hole
'Identity" is the consummate punk song. I used to play this song over and over in my teen years full tilt. All around me were my age group arguing over who was the best guitarist in their boring rock bands looking down their noses at the kind of pure energy X-Ray Spex blasted out. Absolute classic.
they were a seriously solid band with an unbelievably distinct female vocalist--who i honestly dont usually like...im harder and more picky. thers just no no debating them...(those guitar snobs would kill for that "face melting guitar tone) i know its not fair, but its what my ears crave...Polly, Penelope H. from Avengers being two from the late 70s, more recent were Red Aunts (all female but didnt flaunt it--they wanted to be liked because they were GOOD. punk was, especially us hardcore, dominated by rough, testosterone dripping undersexed boys and kinda always will be...but the real good punk the kind that has been overlooked since the 90s doesnt have a violent audience. the music is way better, too. that said, i totally agree...a classic sound, they had for sure. a few years back, a great female fronted band from the south named Brain F put out a slew of killer lps. the 90s boasted bands like Loli & the Chones put out two killer lps, Killawatts had dueling lead vocals male & female. i could go on, but ill spare ya
I'm still deaf!
@@DaveAnchovies "testosterone dripping undersexed boys" ?..How could they be both? Bit of a contradiction in terms going on there lol
@@mjh5437 No contradiction, I was a testosterone dripping undersexed boy back then. Desperate for it but not getting it. Which brings me to this which was regularly played on punk dance floors ruclips.net/video/xXyT1vy3BII/видео.html&ab_channel=st0neagecows
One of the heaviest songs ever released. I bracket it with Ace of Spades and Whole Lotta Rosie for sheer in-your-face.
I once heard someone who said Poly "weaponized" her operatically trained voice. I find that description perfect.
I agree!!
She wasn’t actually operatically trained that was her playing with the media!
@@PHOENIXHOUSE137 haha yeah! It’s pretty funny all the times she did that
@TART 140 BPM Experimental ?
Nina Hagen
so underrated. The brilliant Poly. RIP
..indeed..underrated to this day..the accidental visionary..a brilliant shooting star..I remember growing up that the first record was not easy to come by..it was really hard to sell records when they weren't available in record stores..in hindsight, I believe this was by design to minimize any potential cultural impact..RIP
No they are not mook.
Oh, here it is, the obligatory "underrated" comment.
She’s not “underrated” - she’s been long accepted and appreciated as a punk pioneer and visionary etc
Just seen on the BBC show tonight a piece about her daughter reflecting on her Mum's Bipolar and Cancer. I had no idea and left the house to take my wife to work, in bits. Rest in peace dear lady. ❤️❤️❤️ So iconic of my adolescence. 😢
The documentary made by her daughter is on Sky Arts on Saturday night at 9 o’ clock
Saw it last night and when said she could not sleep thought bipolar as my sister has it. Very poignant.
I never knew her, just today saw a documentary of rock against racism, as sham69 joined too
The band's anti-establishment ethos is still relevant to 21st century culture. Mari Elliot was Polystyrene for so many good reasons, and her dangerous courage an endless marvel. Love everything about what she represented, and her legacy to push public conscience to the limits.
Absolutely out of this world and a classic. 👍🏾💪🏾😁
She was quite underrated i think, generally. Poly Styrene and Ray Spex definitely have their punk credentials in order.
Oh, here it is, the obligatory "underrated" comment.
@@sirandrelefaedelinogeoh here it is, a talentless dude crapping on everything to be cool. Shut your yap, you whiny school girl.
This is true punk. Raw uet polished. All searching for our identity. All tryong not to be oppressed for who we are. This is the voice of Truth, of conscience. This is a voice that is vital and needs to be heard today and every day. May you continue to giveThe Establishment bloody hell in the afterlife Rest in power. Gone, but not forgotten.❤
Why oh why can’t music be like this again? Super exciting and still totally original.
Coz it's crap?
Music has been dead generally for about 30 years now with the odd exception
@@geraldinewalls8914 u cant be serious 😐lmfao
@@layoramirez4993 ok name me some records as good as the ones recorded before about 1990. There just isn't any
it is, youre just missing it. its not fair to compare legendary band from the 70s to a younger band, but i see a comment like this and im thinking of great bands from the 21st century alone that "old punks" dont have time to seek out. i have nothing else, so i assure you theyre out there and have multiplied since the days it was rare to see female fronted punk bands.
Wow what a wonderful woman. Listed to her daughter this morning on the radio my heart goes out to this woman and her daughter .
Rest in peace, my dear Poly. You were a treasure.
Just brought tears to my eyes for some reason tonight. Just loved Poly Styrene songs😢
Best punk song ever.
She was such a beauty. Her and the gal from Bow Wow wow ❤❤
"God Bless You Polly wherever you are."
This clip was my first experience with this amazing, epic and underrated punk rock band. This band and their imagery is so distinct that it is like it came from another planet that is futuristic but heavily influenced by the culture of the 1950’s.
still very relevant today with all the social media posturing and bullying going on!! xx R.I.P polystyrene xx
Poly sums up culture in one song.
40 years ahead of her time. If only we knew back then......
Some of us did. I bought all their singles and they still sound fantastic. She was the female Johnny Rotten.
brilliant, lyrics still very relevant
Ooh, she was a big influence on me back then. RIP Poly/Marion.
The documentary on poly is a must see! underrated talent
From (to date) the one and only punk rock album I've listened to from start to finish...not on a dare or a whim, but a desire to learn just WHAT could possibly have been behind that voice...
Fabulous stuff...1978..seems like yesterday..!!....But sadly 44years have gone...and taken so many with them......RIP Poly...!!!!
its still 78 in another time line :)
She had a hell of a voice.
Oh
Fantastic video & great song! Shot in & on butlers wharf London. Possibly the same studio where the pistols played the valentine 1976 gig! 👍👍👍
RIP Poly. You were a true pioneer. Still vital and important today. And those Sax hooks… so sweet.
Her voice is 🔥
🤔
we were all in love with her
god bless her soul
As a very middle-aged man, I've recently fallen in love with Poly.
She made the world what she needed it to be.
They sound really great. A punk/new wave band that time forgot sadly.
She was another one who had a very awesome voice and bad ass sense of fashion tastes and I love their take on Punk especially putting the horns in there !!
R.I.P poly 4 yrs today
i heard 2 seconds of one of her songs in a video and immediately had to listen to this. so glad i did this is amazing!!
Queen of punk
Unbelievable!! We only realise just how special she was now.
My mum always listens to poly. And now so do I
One of the best punk songs ever
BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL ALWAYS ❤️❤️❤️ ❤️❤️❤️ and so relevant even now!!! Thanks Polly xxxxxxx
Happy Heavenly Birthday Marianne ❤️🕊️
Was never fortunate enough to see them live, wish I had.
Some interesting melodies going on inside of this music.
What a voice ! Wow!!!!!
So powerful!Love it!♥️♥️♥️💖💖💖
❤
When you dress like yer Nan and sound fucking awesome
lolol
Just found this and remembered how great it is. Thanks for posting.
if you didn't break some furniture to this song, you're deaf
My neighbors start breaking their furniture to this song!
Pardon
Yugoslavia loves you
First time hearing this band this song is sick
Check out the similarly powerful B-side Let's Submerge - both among my all-time faves.
the magic of uk's and/or london's late 70s early 80s at display here! same with freeez i.o.u., alongside others of course. just fascinating.
Just amazing.
Beautiful , astonishing.
I remember buying this a lifetime ago..
Simply brilliant!
She was so pretty - with an amazing figure and legs, yet she did nothing to sexualize herself because she was so against all that. Before she passed from cancer in her fifties, she was still an extraordinarily beautiful woman. RIP Sweet Poly (Marianne)🌷
I think she once said (in the seventies) that if they tried to sexualise her she’d shave her off, which she apparently did in John Lydon’s flat before a gig. One can only imagine what that scene was like!
@@punkoid76 That was before the Rock Against Racism concert ti protest white nationalists trying to co-opt the skinhead look.
@@Arjay82 my thoughts exactly
@@Arjay82 Not so. It's possible to admire someone - even physically - without sexualising them.
Yeah, despite her best efforts she was still gorgeous!
Je t'aime poly pour toujours !!!
God bless you, Poly. Wherever U R.
absolutely great
Thank you Poly. Thank you so much
Poly te amo este video tiene una esencia muy brutal .
Love her.
I'm gonna start crying man!!! Go head baby!!!!
She 's d kindof girl Whinehouse would have dug her voice is up there with the great QUEENS OF SOUL 😂 ONLY she'S totally anarchy TOte -ALY PUNK ❤ thku babe & u r missed.
It was uploaded on my birthday, I'm even happier!!
Brilliant!
One of my Favorit Album that i own...🥰
🎉Thank you Poly!💞
😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤ RIP Polly
What a voice ❤
rocking and deep . masterful.
Rest In Power
Hands down best punk band in history
The sad thing is that even to this day, people don't get just how influential Poly was to girl power. Whether they know it or not, all those Riot Grrrl bands of the 90's like Bikini Kill, L7, Babes in Toyland, etc owe a *HUGE* debt to Poly for kicking down the doors for them. I always hear people crediting Joan Jett for these things, and Joan did play a part in that, but to me Poly, along with Siouxsie, the Slits, and the Raincoats, was the real pioneer.
:)
Just perfect❤️
Two minutes of Raw Punk! Go Poly!
Love her ..
The horns are overkill
Excellent...
Wow- brilliant! RIP Poly. Now I know where Cyndi Lauper got her look and voice from
I see where Kathleen Hanna got her voice too.
Oh god...please don`t blame Poly for the likes of Cyndi bloody Lauper
Great Ear! 🥲
RIP Poly Styrene
My favourite woman of all time
A whole energy
This is my favourite all time punk song ....I got into punk in 78 --79 and I'm still a PUNK TODAY 🍺😁✌️🏴🏴 Yup I'm 53yrs old now and still discovering new Punk bands and meeting new people , well as they say init for life...!!; ANYHOOS WORLD stay safe 🌈🌈🌎🌍🌏🌈☮️☯️🏴 🅰️ N 🅰️ RCHY AND FREEDOM,, PEACE AND UNITY, RESPECT FOR ALL 🇬🇭🇧🇴🇬🇭 🅰️🏴🏴🏴🏴💣💣💥🔥💥
63?
@@momeara7482 53 is possible, that's born 1968. In '78 he'd be young but old enough to hear shit on the radio. I was born in '73 so at age 9-10 I was already able to appreciate The Police, Duran Duran, Gary Numan, Human League, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Stevie Nicks.
I wasn't punk but I definitely liked my new wave.
I lived in TO when tgese great songs came out. Whatever happened to Poly?
In that era of british punk bands x ray specs would be in top 7 , sex pistols , buzzcocks , SLF ,clash ,stranglers,the damned xray specs .
Like a lot of punks, Poly was religious (Sid Vicious was a Catholic, which was why he wrote the anti -abortion "bodies"); she was a Christian Scientist, which was why she refused chemotherapy for the cancer that ultimately killed her.
TF are you even talking about? She was a devotee of the Hare Krishna movement for decades and still was at the time of her death. She also didn't refuse treatment for her cancer.
58 years old
And still have a schoolboy crush
She's brilliant cool dress sense too
Feels like they may have been an influence on the B-52s
What a woman!!
The late 70s brought us some very unique female artists like polystyrene and kate bush and a many more very underrated band xray spex
love this song even though it was before my time. can't beat british punk
F**king Brilliant!!
I love Poly to bits. Someone keeps saying she passed away. She's still very much alive to me
UNIQUE!
#QueenOfPunK! 🤩
Punk rock lady a genius when god made individuals you were on his mind❤
brilliant...